Moon speaks with News4’s Jummy Olabanji tracing Italian immigrants’ roots in Potomac Yard prior to this year’s Winter Olympics in Italy
Professor of History and American Studies Krystyn Moon appearing in studio on NBC Washington News4
Professor of History and American Studies Krystyn Moon appeared in studio on NBC Washington News4 sharing her expertise for a segment titled “Italian Immigration to Potomac Yard.” We might know Potomac Yard for the shopping, but it has a deeper connection to Italian immigrants in the 1900s. News4’s Jummy Olabanji sat down with Moon to learn more.
In the segment, highlighted a connection between Potomac Yard and Milan-Cortina Italy, where the upcoming Winter Olympics will be held, Moon said, “In the late 19th century, groups of Italian immigrants came and built railroads in Northern Virginia. Potomac Yard, the largest transportation hub for trains on the Eastern seaboard, opened in 1906, and the immigrants came and they stayed.” See the segment on NBC News4.